Before and after GDPR: tracking in mobile apps
Before and after GDPR: tracking in mobile apps
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DOI：
10.14763/2021.4.1611
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Shadbolt, Nigel
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作者：
Kollnig, Konrad;Binns, Reuben;Shadbolt, Nigel
第三方跟踪，即收集和共享个人行为数据，是移动的应用程序中一个重要且普遍存在的隐私威胁。欧盟于2018年推出了《通用数据保护条例》（GDPR），以更好地保护个人数据，但迄今为止，有关其有效性的经验证据有限。本文研究了GDPR引入前后近200万个Android应用程序的跟踪情况。我们的分析表明，应用程序中第三方跟踪的存在变化有限，并且跟踪功能集中在少数大型看门人公司中。然而，变化可能迫在眉睫。
Third-party tracking, the collection and sharing of behavioural data about individuals, is a significant and ubiquitous privacy threat in mobile apps. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in 2018 to protect personal data better, but there exists, thus far, limited empirical evidence about its efficacy. This paper studies tracking in nearly two million Android apps from before and after the introduction of the GDPR. Our analysis suggests that there has been limited change in the presence of third-party tracking in apps, and that the concentration of tracking capabilities among a few large gatekeeper companies persists. However, change might be imminent.